Celtic set for increased St Mirren ticket cut
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Celtic will be backed by more fans than usual when they take on St Mirren the Scottish Cup, creating some segregation issues for the home club.
Scottish Cup rules require the away side to be given 20% of tickets for the match with the STMiSA stadium having a capacity of 7,937.
Up until two seasons ago Celtic were given tickets to both stands at the STMiSA but on their last three visits just 1,493 tickets have been given to Celtic fans, filling the North Stand.
To comply with the rules of the competition Celtic are entitled to an additional 100 tickets which creates an issue.
Part of the other three stands has to be given to Celtic with segregation costing St Mirren some of the capacity from their stadium.
The match will almost certainly be shown live by Viaplay Sport on February 10 or 11 with talks to be held between the two clubs to discuss tickets and prices with Police Scotland also involved.
CLICK HERE for Scottish Cup rules and regulations, Section 29 for tickets.